Molyneux: 'FFVII, that to me defined the genre'

Speaking to VideoGamer.com earlier this week, Lionhead founder Peter Molyneux has revealed that he considers Square's Final Fantasy VII to be the game that defined the RPG genre.

"I always remember back to Final Fantasy VII, when I first played FFVII, that to me defined the genre," he said when talking about the PS3 and if it has had any defining titles. "Those were the 'oh my god' moments, I don't believe they exist. I haven't seen many of those on the PS3."

[TOO PAWNED]

I wonder if he even owns PS3, this is only his MS smack talk. I recomend him to play MGS4 there is plenty of OH my F*****G GOD moments. Uncharted is not " bad" either. Just saying mr. i have opinion on everyhing.
So do i Fab 2 will such.....

[Statix]

Even though I don't necessarily agree with him wholeheartedly, I can see and respect where he's coming from. Part of it might be that JRPGs have been very slow coming to the PS3. Another part of it would be that gamers are waiting for some revolutionary new gameplay experiences with the current-generation of consoles, and I do agree that we don't see many things that "wow" us on a gameplay level nowadays. A lot of today's games are graphical updates and tweaks on the same formulas+franchises, over and over. Maybe it's also because we're more jaded as gamers than ever before and it's harder to impress us with something new. Publishers would rather go with the low-risk, tried-and-true formulas for the greatest monetary returns.

[kittoo]

If there are none on PS3 (although I disagree, play MGS4, Uncharted), there is no way there is any on 360.

[Richdad]

the games you mentioned Uncharted and MGS4 are definitely better looking but by a small margin and they along with Killzone 2 and Resistance 2 have graphical edge but there will be equal quality visuals in 360 soon and I would not be surprised to see that a 360 game or multiplatform game beats Killzone 2 visually after 6 months after its release.

The reason is simple most 360 games Halo 3, Mass Effect or Gears where being made from 2005 so didnt had the new technology to push polygons and texture they where doing all things on 512MB of Ram,whole level was loaded on it but still they looked good but now those limits are dead so far much better graphics with more details and huge levels than before are possible.

[DA_SHREDDER]

Peter honestly doesn't know what he's talking about.

[hay]

I think he's a bit delusional. When I personally love FF7, it's definetly my favourite jRPG but I think FF6 is better game. Despite being super deformed it has really mature moments in it. Those who played it will know what I'm talking about. And speaking of PS3 'oh my god' moments...

Every second scene in MGS4, first launch of GT5, awesome sound when driving with in-car camera in GT5, that artistic and mysterious "something" in Folklore(despite really repetitive gameplay), first race in Ridge Racer 7, music score in Uncharted, wet Nate, Resistance co-op where we actually could use some tactics instead of brainless pacification, DVD upscaling made me say wow instead of 'omigod' but I'll count it also. Jokes in R&C and grinding puzzles in Quest for Boote also made me say wow, but memorable wow and of course some Bluray titles watched in fullhd we're pretty much 'oh my god' in terms of visual quality.

[Rock Bottom]

Shows how much of a noob he is, the only thing that FFVII had and no other RPG had it before was the graphics, FFVI had a better story, FFVI, FFV and almost any Dragon Quest game had better and deeper fighting system and characters upgrading.

If graphics and cut-scenes are the things that defined RPGs for him, then that just shows how shallow he is.

[Baka-akaB]

delusional partially yes , but he's also being a good soldier ...
Everyone forgets that he isnt a free agent ...

[Statix]

How can you say that FF7 DIDN'T define the JRPG genre as we know it today? Almost every mdoern RPG you see takes after or is inspired/influenced in some way by the narrative style, elements, and structure, character archetypes, along with cinematic presentation, of FF7, good or bad. FF7 is widely considered by many Japanese gamers and developers as one of the most influential games of all time. After 3 years, people are still begging for a PS3 remake of the game, for pete's sake.

[Doctor Strange]

I have to agree that FFVII help define rpgs as we know it today. There is no denying the fact that especially in the west this is the rpg that really grab people's attention and people still want more like a remake like I do.

But I will disagree with him about the PS3 not having any OMG moments. MGS4, Ratchet and Clank in motion and Uncharted were some of those moments for me.

This is only my opinion though.

[TapiocaMilkTea]

Definitely FF6 that defined RPG for me. I would not be obsessed with RPGs if not for this game. FF7 defined RPG in 3D graphics IMO.

[meepmoopmeep]

yeah,

so remake VII already!

[Bebedora]

I'd say Zelda and Baldur's Gate was before CRPG was considered a genre.

[Baka-akaB]

Well i'm not surprised , he never striked me as a j-rpg fan , and often "forget" past western rpgs to hype so called novelties from his games (well at least he did for the quite weak Fable 1)

His point is moot anyway , he can play the "nice guy with insight" angle , all he wants , in the end he's a flunkie of the competition .
In the same vibe , i wouldnt care for a Sony bound dev's opinion , like Ted Price , about what the 360 is missing in games .

[Sir_Ken_Kutaragi]

"Those were the 'oh my god' moments, I don't believe they exist. I haven't seen many of those on the PS3." ??????????? WTF!!!

WHAT A LOAD OF BULLSH*T!!! :-/
(I'm starting to hate this guy!!!)
MotorStorm made me go OMG!!!
Uncharted made me go OMG!!!
MGS4 made me go OMG!!!
GT5 made me go OMG!!!
R&C:TOD made me OMG!!!

How many have you seen on the xBox 360 then Peter Mongrel, in it's nearly 3 year Life, that has made you say OMG??? NONE!!! ;-D

Oh yeah...when i looked at 'Fable 2' i said 'OMG!!!' it looks like a PS2 game!!! ;-D
(Well some PS2 games look better anyway)

[Bebedora]

A lol-ypop for you. I like the sarcasm

[random6789012345]

where on the super nintendo mario rpg and chrono trigger and ofcourse final fantasty

[bbelly9320_]

and none of the current-gen games have made me truly go OMG like VII did back in the days, however that will change in not too long.

[uHuRu]

should stop doing interviews, causing controversy, press releases etc. all the time he's spent doing this crap, he could be polishing the game, adding one or two things to the game. even if its finished, there is alot you could do, e.g working on DLCs, extras, etc.

[Reibooi]

Yeah the PS3 has plenty of OH MY GOD moments already. Alot of them from Metal Gear and a few others from other games. What shocks me is that he mentioned he liked FFVII. I never thought he would like a game like that considering how different the stuff he makes is.

[kewlkat007]

made JRPG's a World-Wide Fanfare...

Actually it wasn't even a Perfect JRPG by review means and did have many little glitches.

That Story, Original Soundtrack, and first time "FMV" being done on PSone captivated audiences. Square-Enix FF's became a household name globally.

FFVII surprised me as I was not waiting for it, like some today are waiting for just AAA/9.9 titles. I stopped waiting for some magnificent title to come around. I've played some really god JRPG's since but nothing captured me like VII. Hey, this guy knows games.

This dramatic commercial Peeked my interest and the rest was history..
http://gameads.gamepressure...

[The Lazy One]

I agree with this part.

edit: also "look for more peter molyneux coming soon" SCREW U VIDEOGAMER! you post the whole interview or you post nothing!

[LiquifiedArt]

Final Fantasy III(US) was the genre defining game. Better story, Better Characters.

I've beat FFIII proably 5-10x's and beat FFVII 2-3. You can't compare to Terra's Adventure with Locke,Sabin,Edgar etc... Its epic.

[ezcex]

FFIII(US) to me is the best FF so far. maybe ff7 was really good because a lot of people had playstations by then and was their first taste of a real rpg. but if they played the others before i think they would be on our boat.

[oNIXo]

You sir are right! VI (Jap) is my fav. I remember when that game first came out and me and my friend flipped out when Kefka killed Geshtal. I love that game.

Oh yeah, FFVII sucks c@mel d!ck